After today's adventure, I have a list. Not of what I want, but of what I *don't want.

I don't want:

Grass growing in the window framesRust on the inside of the window frameCracked, spidered windows (I know, I know, call me picky!)Electrical wiring that consists of taped together extension cordsBare headlinerThree to four different kinds of flooring, with gaps of up to one inch in between the flooringMultiple different kinds of carpeting on the walls

I have no comments on the engine, the battery was dead and we couldn't start it.

Flooring can be replaced and headliners can be covered. Now the electrical is something else entirely and that would be hard to fix.

I would be more worried about the mechanical condition of a bus as that is where the real money comes into play.

Now, I am not saying you should have bought the bus you looked at, but there are bound to be some flaws in almost every bus unless you drop big bucks. Interiors can usually have minor changes made for a lot less than having to rebuild an engine or having to replace all the brakes on day one.

Just.... trust me on this one. Whoever did this conversion didn't put a lot of thought into it (the seller even said as much to me). There were far too many "rough edges" to even consider taking it on. Edges didn't meet, gaps in the walls and flooring, exposed rivets, and so on. No offense to the guy selling it, he didn't do the work.

In comparison, we went and looked at another bus further north, and while the price was a little higher, it was neat, clean, and put together.

In western Wa it doesn't take long before moss and other things start growing on vehicles. When we are down here in Yuma we can look at an older Wa. rig and tell if it is from the east or west side of the mountains due to the sun fading or the greenish tint or black streaks. We were gone from there for almost 11 years and when we came back we were going to buy a Bronco II as we had had one before we left and liked them. It was December and raining and every one that we looked at had a windshield leak.

Some had puddles of water on the floor, one had water dripping off of the rearview mirror, and most had mushrooms growing on the carpet.........we bought a Jeep instead.

In, just like the mushrooms were in. With all the rain there this summer, when we left we has some mold starting to grow in the inside of the windows in the track for the glass......and we left in Oct. before the real rains started.

The first bus I looked at was a professional conversion. A professional had hacked a hole in the side and installed a house type door complete with caseing and brick mold! Caulked up the spaces real good with some professional type caulk, so it would not leak. Jim

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